Glynn Turman Biography Glynn Russell Turman, born on January 31, 1947, in New York City, is a revered American stage, television, and film actor as well as a writer, whose career spans decades. He gained early recognition for his role as Leroy "Preach" Jackson in the 1975 film "Cooley High." Turman's talent shone on Broadway, earning a Tony Award for "The Great White Hope." He's renowned for TV work in "The Wire," math professor and retired Army colonel Bradford Taylor on the NBC sitcom "A Different World," fictional Baltimore mayor Clar
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Birthday 1947-01-31
Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA
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Glynn Turman Glynn Russell Turman, born on January 31, 1947, in New York City, is a revered American stage, television, and film actor as well as a writer, whose career spans decades. He gained early recognition for his role as Leroy "Preach" Jackson in the 1975 film "Cooley High." Turman's talent shone on Broadway, earning a Tony Award for "The Great White Hope." He's renowned for TV work in "The Wire," math professor and retired Army colonel Bradford Taylor on the NBC sitcom "A Different World," fictional Baltimore mayor Clarence Royce on the HB . . . . Read More moss
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 as 2024
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Self - Chiron 2023
Rustin as A. Philip Randolph 2023
Outlaw Johnny Black as Bullseye Black 2022
Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self 2022
The Legend of Glynn Turman as G.T. 2022
The Devil You Know as Lloyd Cowans 2021
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist as Self 2020
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen as Self - Presenter 2020
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Toledo 2019
Windows on the World as Lou 2018
Bumblebee as General Whalen 2018
Solace as Clay (Pastor Davis) 2017
The Killing Floor as Self 2017
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart as Self 2017
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People as 2013
Act Like You Love Me as David Lofton 2013
John Dies at the End as Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton 2012
The Obama Effect as Slim Sugar 2012
City Teacher as Kevin Sawyer 2011
Super 8 as Dr. Woodward 2010
Burlesque as Harold Saint 2010
Takers as Chief Detective Duncan 2009
Preaching To The Pastor as Bishop Hightower 2008
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery as Sheriff Bob Monroe 2008
Kings of the Evening as Clarence Brown 2005
Sahara as Dr. Frank Hopper 2004
The Seat Filler as Derrick's Dad 2001
Air Rage as Ted Bigelow 2001
The Visit as Parole Board Member Reingold 2001
Fire & Ice as Robert Aimes Sr. 2000
Men of Honor as Chief Floyd 2000
Freedom Song as T-Bone Lanier 1999
Light It Up as Principal Allan Armstrong 1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Dr. Shakespeare 1997
Buffalo Soldiers as Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth 1996
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault as Coach Powell 1996
Subterfuge as Stallworth Hubbs 1994
Someone Else's Child as Judge Roullard 1994
The Inkwell as Spencer Phillips 1992
Deep Cover as Russell Stevens Sr. 1986
Out of Bounds as Lieutenant Delgado 1985
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as Joshua 1984
Secrets of a Married Man as Jesse 1982
Penitentiary II as Charles Johnson 1981
Thornwell as James Thornwell 1980
Attica as Raymond Franklin 1978
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold as Preston de Cordiva 1977
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich as Nigeria 1977
The Serpent's Egg as Monroe 1977
The Richard Pryor Special? as Booster Johnson 1977
Minstrel Man as Harry Brown Jr. 1976
J.D.'s Revenge as Isaac / 'Ike' 1976
The River Niger as Jeff Williams 1975
Cooley High as Leroy "Preach" Jackson 1975
Carter's Army as Pvt. George Brightman 1975
The Blue Knight as Edwin Beall 1975
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men as Theo 1974
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat as 1974
Together Brothers as Dr. Johnson 1974
Thomasine & Bushrod as Jomo J. Anderson 1973
Five on the Black Hand Side as Gideon 1971
Honky as Sailor at Bus Station 1971
In Search of America as Bodhi
Coming Soon (122 episode) as Colonel Brad Taylor
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Sheriff Ernie Guthrie
Coming Soon (1 episode) as (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Dr. Young
Coming Soon (1 episode) as James Glen
Coming Soon (1 episode) as George
Coming Soon (4 episode) as Alex Prince Sr.
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Roy Hines
Coming Soon (7 episode) as Secretary of State LaRue Hawkins
Coming Soon (6 episode) as Mose Wright
Coming Soon (58 episode) as Jeremiah Kaan
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Major David Kipling
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Gabriel
Coming Soon (13 episode) as Clarence Royce
Coming Soon (3 episode) as Mayor Clarence V. Royce
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Senator Noland
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Pa (voice)
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Terry Daniels
Coming Soon (12 episode) as Nate Person
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Vic
Coming Soon (4 episode) as Mr. Brunner / Chiron
Coming Soon (8 episode) as Nathaniel Lahey
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Nathan Gordon
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Emmitt Little
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Sheriff Nate Craven
Coming Soon (6 episode) as Walter
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Charles Johnson
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Norman Powell
Coming Soon (2 episode) as Carl
Coming Soon (6 episode) as Judge Bernard Raines
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Billy Blade
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Reverend Hutchins
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Stan Lassiter
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Earl Browder
Coming Soon (6 episode) as Doctor Senator
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Ben Coleman
Coming Soon (5 episode) as Judge Bob Owens
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Mr. Holmes
Coming Soon (2 episode) as Otis
Coming Soon (1 episode) as James Pierce
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Fred Collins 
